The Poacher's Foster Daughter or Noble Millionaire (1949)
"Pytlákova schovanka aneb Slechetný milionár" (original title)

Director:

Martin Fric

Writers:

Josef Neuberg (story), Josef Neuberg (screenplay),

Stars:

Oldrich Nový, Hana Vítová, Ella Nollová

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Oldrich Nový	...	René Skalský - millionaire
Hana Vítová	...	Elen Hadrbolcova / her mother (young)
Ella Nollová	...	Betuska Hadrbolcova
Otomar Korbelár	...	Dubský
Theodor Pistek	...	Skalský
Zdenek Díte	...	Sedlon
Bohumil Machník	...	Servant Bolton
Vítezslav Vejrazka	...	Malhorn
Frantisek Paul	...	MUDr. Lexa Otok
Marie Blazková	...	Nováková
Eman Fiala	...	Bianchini
Jan W. Speerger	...	Joe Pelísek - robber
Irena Bernátová	...	Hromasová
Jarmila Smejkalová	...	Ward Klára
Alena Pospísilová	...	Yvettka

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

opera singer | gangster | lost family member | silent movie sequence | heaven | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Musical

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Details

Country:

Czechoslovakia

Language:

Czech

Release Date:

1 April 1949 (Czechoslovakia)

Also Known As:

The Poacher's Foster Daughter or Noble Millionaire

Company Credits

Production Co:

Ceskoslovenský Státní Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

117 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (end sequence) Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Edited into Muz, ktery rozdaval smich (1971)

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Soundtracks

"Chci býti tvou"
Music by Julius Kalas
Lyrics by Josef Neuberg and Frantisek Vlcek
Performed by Zdenek Díte and Vilma Meyerová

User Reviews

I was proved wrong by this gem.

Somehow, I never considered such a spot on satire of the film industry possible before this great age of irony (starting about 1969 or so?) Well, I was as dead wrong as this gem of a film shows. Lord, it's a riot. Right at the beginning, they skewer the big Hollywood producer at his telephone strewn great slab of a desk. Then, the female protagonist is shown living in a hut in the forest. However, the interior, while furnished in the best peasant tradition, is HUGE. Her first line was a teary, "Mommy, why do all the children run after me yelling, 'Out of wedlock!'? " The plot twists are truly silly and the characters are wont to burst into song with strangers accompanying them. I only wish the fools who did all those silly musicals later had seen this one first. It really is worth the effort for someone to find this film.